UK Parliament — House of Commons

All versions resulting from major revisions for Order ID:260.

Date Title Text
2002 — 8th January 137A Select committees: power to work with other committees

Any select committee or sub-committee with power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power-

(a)

to communicate its evidence to any other select committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament; provided that evidence from the National Audit Office shall first have been agreed between that Office and the government department or departments concerned;

(b)

to meet concurrently with any such committee or sub-committee for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence; and

(c)

to meet concurrently with any other select committee of this House for the purpose of considering a draft report.

Where two or more select committees have agreed reports to the House in identical terms, those reports may be published as a joint report.

2010 — 22nd February 137A Select committees: power to work with other committees

Any select committee or sub-committee with power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power-

(a)

to communicate its evidence to any other select committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament or to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly or to any of their committees; provided that evidence from the National Audit Office shall first have been agreed between that Office and the government department or departments concerned;

(b)

to meet concurrently with any committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence;

(ba)

to agree with any other select committee or sub-committee of this House on the exercise of any power which each of those committees, or sub-committees may separately have to appoint specialist advisers, to authorise witnesses to publish written evidence submitted by them, or to adjourn from place to place;

(c)

to meet concurrently with any other select committee of this House for the purpose of considering a draft report; and

(d)

to agree in the choice of a chairman for any concurrent meetings.

Where two or more select committees have agreed reports to the House in identical terms, those reports may be published as a joint report.

The Welsh Affairs Committee may invite members of any specified committee of the National Assembly for Wales to attend and participate in its proceedings (but not to vote).

2018 — 19th July 137A Select committees: power to work with other committees

Any select committee or sub-committee with power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power-

(a)

to communicate its evidence to any other select committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament or to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly or to any of their committees; provided that evidence from the National Audit Office shall first have been agreed between that Office and the government department or departments concerned;

(b)

to meet concurrently with any committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence;

(ba)

to agree with any other select committee or sub-committee of this House on the exercise of any power which each of those committees, or sub-committees may separately have to appoint specialist advisers, to authorise witnesses to publish written evidence submitted by them, or to adjourn from place to place;

(c)

to meet concurrently with any other select committee of this House for the purpose of considering a draft report; and

(d)

to agree in the choice of a chair for any concurrent meetings.

Where two or more select committees have agreed reports to the House in identical terms, those reports may be published as a joint report.

The Welsh Affairs Committee may invite members of any specified committee of the National Assembly for Wales to attend and participate in its proceedings (but not to vote).